Senior Firmware Architect

<strong>Team Overview</strong> <br/>Seeking an experienced embedded software architect to contribute to the full software development life cycle (SDLC) of next-generation automotive sensing platforms. This role will leverage prior engineering expertise to design and implement embedded software within an ASPICE development environment. The role will define, document and communicate system architectures targeting current and next-generation processing platforms.   <strong>Responsibilities:</strong> <ul> <li>Define, document and communicate the software architectural design</li> <li>Provide technical leadership and decision-making to guide the project’s software development team in the areas of software requirements and architecture, lower-level design, coding, integration and test</li> <li>Communicate the software architecture to the development team</li> <li>Drive technical communication with internal and external customers</li> <li>Ensure full traceability between high-level design and software requirements specifications</li> <li>Develop and update estimates of processing resource utilization (CPU, memory, etc.) throughout the design cycle</li> <li>Provide technical guidance to software development engineers to support the completion of assigned projects and tasks</li> <li>Perform software architecture safety design analysis</li> <li>Mentor embedded software engineers through design implementation challenges</li> </ul> <p> </p> <strong>Minimum Qualifications:</strong> <ul> <li>Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent</li> <li>10+ years of industry experience</li> <li>Experience with full-lifecycle embedded product development</li> <li>Prior working experience in a software architect role</li> <li>Working knowledge of embedded operating systems</li> <li>Experience architecting, designing or implementing one or more high-speed data flows (examples include USB, PCIe, GigE, MIPI CSI-2, SerDes, Ethernet)</li> <li>Deep working knowledge of the computer architecture and tool suite of one or more current MCUs, MPUs, DSPs, or SoCs</li> <li>Knowledge of process models (e.g. CMMI, ASPICE)</li> <li>Experience with Requirements Management tools such as DOORS, JAMA, or equivalent</li> <li>Architecture Design tools experience with Enterprise Architect, PREEvision, or equivalent</li> <li>Experience working with an Ethernet Stack</li> </ul> <p> </p> <strong>Preferred Qualifications:</strong> <ul> <li>Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering</li> <li>Hands-on experience with automotive communication interfaces (examples: CAN, Automotive Ethernet)</li> <li>Hands-on experience with automotive communication protocols (examples: DoIP, SOME/IP, DDS, XCP, gPTP)</li> <li>Experience architecting or implementing a project using AUTOSAR framework including the configuration of the BSW and RTE, the design of CDDs or SWCs</li> <li>Extensive experience architecting or implementing algorithms on specialized computing platforms (examples: GPU, FPGA, DSP, SoC)</li> <li>Full lifecycle embedded development experience with safety-critical systems</li> <li>Functional Safety (ISO 26262), and Cybersecurity (ISO21434) experience</li> <li>SAFe or Agile development experience</li> </ul> <p> </p> <em>Luminar is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. We will make a reasonable accommodation for any qualified applicant with a disability, provided that the individual is otherwise qualified to safely perform the essential functions of the job with or without accommodation and that the accommodation would not impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Please let us know if you believe you require reasonable accommodation, or if you would like assistance to complete an application or to participate in an interview at the company.</em>